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Message from the Hotspots Team…

Firstly, we hope you have all had a good start to 2015. The summer started with above average temperatures across NSW, and the warm temperatures have continued. There has also been recent increased fire activity in South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia, so our thoughts are with those affected.

Hotspots has been delivering workshops across the state with programs working with landholders with existing Property Vegetation Plans (PVP) and Bell Miner Associated Dieback (BMAD) issues, as well as brigade training.  To find out more about these workshops or to register your interest in attending one in your area, click on the link provided in the Workshop activity article below.

Fire as a restoration tool will be front and centre as the focus for the 10th Biennial Nature Conservation Council Bushfire Conference, which is titled Fire and Restoration: working with fire for healthy lands. The conference will seek to address how and why fire can be used as a restoration tool, and the issues surrounding this topic. The conference will be held at the NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre at Surry Hills on 26-27 May, 2015.

Early-bird registration closes today, Friday 27 March. See below for details.

As always, the Hotspots Team would like to hear from you. Please forward your feedback, and be part of the Have your say article.

Kind regards,

The Hotspots Team

Fire season update

With NSW already experiencing extreme heat in recent months, NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is urging families to prepare their Bush Fire Survival Plan.

"People should be preparing their properties, which means clearing gutters, maintaining gardens and checking equipment such as hoses, pumps and generators," Commissioner Fitzsimmons said. Read more...

Workshop activity

The Hotspots Team has been delivering workshops in the north, east, and south of NSW. Recent workshops have included Woodenbong, Murrah, and Trunkey Creek. Click here to find out more or to register you interest in attending a Hotspots workshop in your area. Read more...

NCC Bushfire Conference

Fire as a Restoration Tool will be among topics discussed at the coming Nature Conservation Council Bushfire Conference titled Fire and Restoration: working with fire for healthy lands. The conference will be held at the NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre at Surry Hills on the 26-27 May 2015. Read more...

Hotspots Hotshots and Hotspots Café

Landholders in the Southern Tablelands township of Burra, 30km south of Queanbeyan, have shown a keen interest in implementing what they have learned from the Hotspots workshops. The innovative Hotspots Café demonstrates how the program is evolving delivery strategies and content for the strengths, needs and interests of each community. Read more...

Literature review for the Border Rivers-Gwydir region

The latest comprehensive literature review of the fire and vegetation of the Border Rivers-Gwydir region is now available on the Hotspots website. This review collates the most up-to-date scientific literature on fire and fauna, and flora attributes of the Border Rivers-Gwydir region. Read more...

Hotspots Online Fire Management Planning Tool

Hotspots has created an Online Fire Management Planning Tool which helps landholders produce an electronic fire management plan for their property. The tool is now being piloted with landholders so we welcome your feedback. Read more...